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Title: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Scooteroo on March 13, 2025, 04:46:18 PM: When Hoosier Park opens tomorrow there will be no more passing lane for the last 1/8 mile as a 60-day experiment to encourage more movement during the race.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Calhoun on March 13, 2025, 04:49:13 PM: Passing lanes are the worst invention ever.

For big tracks, it's damned retarded.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Scooteroo on March 13, 2025, 04:53:30 PM: Hoosier has the longest stretch of any 7/8 mile track, why they even had a passing lane made no sense.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: The Exporter on March 13, 2025, 05:15:52 PM: tmbz1
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: rainman2 on March 13, 2025, 05:22:40 PM: Quote from: Calhoun on March 13, 2025, 04:49:13 PM
Passing lanes are the worst invention ever.

For big tracks, it's damned retarded.

Nice post!

We finally agree on something!
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: rainman2 on March 13, 2025, 05:23:33 PM: Quote from: Arrive7100 on March 13, 2025, 04:53:30 PM
Hoosier has the longest stretch of any track, why they even had a passing lane made no sense.

What about Hawthorne??
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: balmoralfan on March 13, 2025, 05:24:04 PM: Quote from: Arrive7100 on March 13, 2025, 04:53:30 PM
Hoosier has the longest stretch of any track, why they even had a passing lane made no sense.
umm...Hawthorne has a 1/4 mile stretch
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Scooteroo on March 13, 2025, 05:24:28 PM: Forgot about Hawthorne because the track is garbage. Hawthorne's is 1320 feet, Hoosier's is 1255 feet.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: LUCPARK on March 13, 2025, 05:39:12 PM: I’ve been racing at Hoosierpark for 15 yrs

Stupid idea to remove passing lane

Jmho

I’ve won with the passing lane and lost with it

I just like that last 1/16. To burst threw to get the win
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: LUCPARK on March 13, 2025, 05:40:09 PM: Quote from: rainman2 on March 13, 2025, 05:23:33 PM
What about Hawthorne??

Hawthorne is a mild track John

Learn the game ;D
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Scooteroo on March 13, 2025, 05:47:13 PM: Quote from: LUCPARK on March 13, 2025, 05:39:12 PM
I’ve been racing at Hoosierpark for 15 yrs

Stupid idea to remove passing lane

Jmho

I’ve won with the passing lane and lost with it

I just like that last 1/16. To burst threw to get the win

If you're going to have one there, 1/8 of a mile is too long, 1/16 may be a little short, somewhere in between.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Dingus on March 13, 2025, 06:05:45 PM: The drivers at the Meadows live for that passing lane.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: rainman2 on March 13, 2025, 06:30:01 PM: Quote from: Dingus on March 13, 2025, 06:05:45 PM
The drivers at the Meadows live for that passing lane.

All drivers wait for the passing lane at any track that has one.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Kenny on March 13, 2025, 07:20:31 PM: Quote from: LUCPARK on March 13, 2025, 05:40:09 PM
Hawthorne is a mild track John

Learn the game ;D

When are people in the industry going to wake up and realize it is not what you want, it is what the CUSTOMERS want. This is a perfect example why the handouts have to go.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: MIKE CAMPBELL on March 13, 2025, 08:23:13 PM: I think ALL tracks should have a passing lane. Easier to fix races without one.
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: Harness racer on March 13, 2025, 08:32:29 PM: You can reallly box one in with no passing lane! tmbz1
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: John Moody on March 13, 2025, 09:52:49 PM: drivers on the rail will just move out of the way like they do at all other tracks with no passing lane , it's a dead game
Title: Re: No Passing lane at Hoosier Park
Post by: SIX SHOOTER on March 14, 2025, 07:49:28 AM: john ur 1000 percent correct.. tmbz1